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Jackson Co. clerk pleads guilty
NEWPORT (AP) — Jackson County Circuit Court Clerk Lisa Turner has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor theft of property charge and resigned from office. Turner entered the plea Thursday and paid $15 restitution. Special prosecutor Jack McQuary told reporters that even though the amount of …
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GOP to meet
Independence County Republican Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Citizens Bank Annex building on College Street. The guest speaker will be Betty Yerger, a retired school teacher from Heber Springs, who will speak on the Common Core Curriculum in the public schools. …
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Woman says she was hurt when thrown off porch
WALNUT RIDGE — A Portia man was arrested Friday for allegedly assaulting a woman on May 24, causing injuries, said Lawrence County Sheriff Jody Dotson. Shannon Workman, 37, was arrested for second-degree battery. The woman told police that she had been picked up and thrown …
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UACCB announces Spring 2013 Chancellor’s and Deans Lists
One hundred and five students have been named to the Spring 2013 Chancellor’s List at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. Full-time students named to the Chancellor’s List must earn a 4.0 grade point average and be enrolled in 12 or more credit …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Dec. 23, 1993.
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Club News
Daughters of the American Revolution The Independence County Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution met recently in the Rider Room, First Community Bank. The meeting was called to order by chapter regent Anne Moore, who welcomed members. She led the Ritual. Cecelia Baker …
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Still tilling at almost 100
When it came ground-breaking time this spring, Winnie Griffith’s daughter who lives nearby tried to keep her from putting in a garden. “She’s 99 and a half. She’ll be 100 in October,” said another of Griffith’s daughters, Bonnie Barnett of Chinn Springs Road. “She (my …
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Employee blamed for missing funds
More than $11,000 in lunch money funds were discovered missing after a state police investigation was conducted at the Southside School District, and now a former employee is facing charges.
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Grandma Davis leaves lasting impression
It’s lunch time at Central Magnet Elementary. As kindergartners file in and sit down with their trays, the foster granparent makes her way around the table to assist each one. Her frail hands slowly open a milk carton for a little blond-haired girl. “Thank you, …
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Illegal items found after search
A Cherokee Village woman was taken to jail after a traffic stop Thursday. Officer Andrew Rogers said he was on patrol when he came across a black Nissan Altima with no license plate. He said he spoke with the driver, 45-year-old Jennifer Heinbach, and passenger …
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Strawberry woman arrested
WALNUT RIDGE — April Baldwin, 41, of Strawberry was arrested Wednesday by Lawrence County sheriff’s officers on charges of forgery, reported Sheriff Jody Dotson. “The arrest comes after the sheriff’s office was contacted about a possible forged Social Security check,” Dotson said. “Sheriff’s investigators contacted …
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Heavy rains take a toll on roads, bridges
Heavy rains overnight caused some major damage due to flooding in the area, according to Glen Willis, director of the Independence County Office of Emergency Management, who said most of the heavy water damage occurred south of the White River. As of this morning, a …
